Countdown: Iran

A Toxic Convergence

C.I. — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:30:05 +0000

“One has to see the genocidal and the nuclear as a toxic convergence, a lethal combination,” says former Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler of Iran’s suspected nuclear program and its record of genocidal statements against Israel. David Essing of IsraCast.com interviewed Cotler during one of his recent visits to Israel.

On Sanctions, Military Action, and Underground Tunnels

C.I. — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:37:48 +0000

A wide-ranging interview with Raymond Tanter, the prominent Georgetown University lecturer and leading expert on U.S. policy options toward Iran.

A Three-Pronged Strategy for the Obama Administration

C.I. — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:31:11 +0000

Dr. Emily Landau, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Arms Control and Regional Security Program at Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies, offers a three-pronged approach for the Obama administration in its dealings with Iran and its suspected nuclear weapons program.

On IDF Military Preparedness

C.I. — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:49:21 +0000

Ron Ben Yishai, the respected Israeli commentator on defense and national security for the Israeli news site, YNET, recently authored a piece titled, “IDF Promises Full Military Preparedness.” He discusses his article in this broadcast.

Israeli Expert Cites West’s ‘Inept’ Iran Nuclear Policy

C.I. — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:49:45 +0000

JAN. 5 – Prof. Efraim Inbar, Director of Bar Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies in Israel, has characterized the West’s handling of Iran and its suspected weapons program as “inept.”